Glove.



J. G. LAKE.

GLOVE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1909.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

JESSE GEORGE LAKE, OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK.

GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 23, 1909.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Serial No. 491,814.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn Gnonen LAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gloversville, in the county of Fulton and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gloves; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in theconstruction of gloves and relates particularly to the construction ofthe finger tips of gloves, the essential object of the invention beingthe provision of a simple and efficient means for so constructing tipsof glove fingers as to present a neater and handsomer finish and torelieve the strain from the stitching at the ends of the fingers so asto prevent ripping and permit the wearer to close the hand with lesstendency. to bunching or bulging the leather at the end of the linger.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the sameconsists in the novel construction of the glove fingers as will be morefully hereinafter described, shown in the accom anying drawings and thenspecifically de ed in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich in Figure 1 I have shown plan views showing the forms of the frontand back finger strips respectively. Fig. 2 is a central verticalsection through a glove finger constructed in accordance with myinvention, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view in perspective of theglove finger tip complete.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the strip forming the back of the glove finger and B thestrip forming the inner face of the finger. It will be noted that thestrip A is pro vided at its end with an extension 0. In constructing theglove finger, the front and back strips A and B respectively arestitched at their outer edges to the fourchettes O which form the sidesof the fingers in the usual way. The fourchettes have their forward endsbrought together and fastened underneath the extension a and, when theparts are stitched together, said projections a 0 erlap the seam betweenthe portions of the fourchettes which are stitched together. It will benoted that, by this construction, the tendency of the glove to rip atthe point will be greatly lessened as the usual seam extending directlyacross the end of the finger is dispensed with and the strain upon thefinger tip will be reduced to a minimum.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is A glove finger comprising a front and a backstrip, the latter being provided with an integral contracted projectionat its end, fourchettes stitched to said front and back strips andfastened together at their forward ends underneath said contractedprojection, the latter extending over the adjacent edges of thefourchette which are stitched together, the front piece of the gloveoverlapping said contracted extension.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afl'nc my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JESSE GEORGE LAKE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM S. OAssEnY, MAUDE NEAL.

